July is already the peak of summer.
The pond in the backyard of Dingguo Houfu was filled with lotus flowers.
There are several peach trees planted next to the pond. The fruits on the peach trees are as big as fists.
Zhongli Ruoshui walked beside the pond, reached out and picked a reddish peach, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket, wiped it, and then took a bite.
Her little nose twitched, feeling a little sour, and she still had to wait some more time.
She did not throw away the peach, but turned around with a smile and looked at the little girl following her.
This little girl looks about four or five years old.
There were two pigtails on her head, and a pair of big watery eyes on her round face were looking at the peach in Zhong Liruo's hand.
She swallowed with a gulp, stretched out her little tongue and licked her lips, "Sister, Ruo Hua wants to eat peaches!"
The sound is like an oriole, sweet to the ear.
Zhongli Ruoshui leaned down and handed over the peach she had taken a bite of, "Sister, this peach grown by grandma is delicious! You must finish it and don't throw it away!"
Zhongli Ruohua’s little head nodded vigorously, “Ruohua won’t throw it away, grandma said it’s shameful to waste it!”
She took the peach from her sister's hand, Zhongli Ruoshui rubbed her head, and she happily took a bite...
Then, her small brows gradually wrinkled together, and her big eyes suddenly narrowed into slits.
"ah……"
"Sister, I didn't lie to you, it's delicious!"
Zhong Liruohua blinked his eyes, "...Good, delicious!"
"Sister, Ruo Hua wants to eat candy!"
"Oh," Zhongli Ruoshui took out a candy from her sleeve pocket and pushed the paper away. Zhongli Ruoshui happily stretched out her chubby little hand, but unexpectedly her sister threw the candy into herself. in the mouth!
Her little mouth pursed slightly, and she looked at it in surprise, and then heard her sister say again: "Grandma once said that it is not good for children to eat too much sugar!"
"Sister, this is for your own good. Eat less sugar and more peaches, be good!"
Zhongli Ruohua cried "Wow..."!
"I don't want my sister to be nice to me, I want candy... I want to find my mother!"
Jian Wu who was standing aside couldn't stand it anymore. These were biological sisters. Why did the elder sister like to bully this cute little sister so much?
She was about to come over when she saw Zhongli Ruoshui grabbing Zhongli Ruohua's little hand. She squatted in front of Zhongli Ruohua and said, "Don't cry as promised. If you cry again, I won't take you to pick her up." Li Chen is safe!"
Zhongli Ruohua's crying stopped abruptly.
While wiping her tears, she choked and said, "If Ruo Hua doesn't cry, Ruo Hua is going to see Li Chenan!"
"Of course I will do what my sister promised you...eat this peach!"
"Sister, peaches don't taste good!"
"It's okay not to eat, then go practice!"
"...Sister, practicing is very hard!"
"Look, this is your fault. Although you are still young, you still need to make your own choices about some things!"
"Study, practice martial arts, or eat peaches, choose one yourself, don't regret it!"
Zhong Liruohua had tears in her eyes. After a moment, she suddenly said: "If you bully me, I will steal Li Chenan from you when I grow up!"
Zhongli Ruoshui's eyes widened, and Zhongli Ruoshui took a bite of the peach, his cheeks bulging and his brows furrowed, "I want to ask big brother to help me!"
She nibbled on the sour peach one by one, mumbling vaguely: "I want to ask my second brother to help me too... and mother... I remember this peach... Zhongli Ruoshui, I will repay this Hateful!"
Zhongli Ruoshui immediately laughed, "Look, can you compare to his poetry?"
Zhongli Ruohua shook his head honestly.
"So, if you want to rob him, you have to study! Study hard! Only if you can read the most talented woman in our Ning country!"
"...I don't want him anymore! Give it back to you, I don't want to study!"
"You," Zhongli Ruoshui wiped the tears on Zhongli Ruohua's face with a handkerchief. She stood up, took the remaining half of the peach in Zhongli Ruohua's hand, and threw it into the lotus pond.
She held Zhong Li Ruohua's little hand and walked slowly along the lotus pond.
"My sister can't practice martial arts. This is a big regret in my life."
"Grandma said you are a good candidate for practicing martial arts, but you just can't bear the hardship."
Zhongli Ruoshui glanced at Zhongli Ruoshui, "Practicing martial arts is not fun!"
"It's not just for fun...well, you don't understand even after I say it, let's go see grandma."
"Don't go!"
"... Then go and see grandpa?"
"Don't go either!"
"Then what do you want to do?"
"Catch the cicada and the dragonfly!"
"..."
After all, Zhongli Ruoshui did not take Zhongli Ruoshui to see his grandparents. The two sisters sat in the pavilion next to the lotus pond.
She kept looking at the blooming lotus in the lotus pond, thinking about the second letter she received from Li Chenan a few days ago, with a touch of joy on her face.
In that letter, Li Chenan talked about many things that happened in Guangling City.
For example, Peach Blossom Wine sold well, but he did not immediately expand the size of the winery.
For example, he has become the helmsman of the Fish and Dragon Society and is recruiting troops to make Guangling Branch bigger and stronger.
For example, when Yang Sixian arrived in Guangling City, the two planned to kill Liu Zuo at Linfengdu.
etc.
Zhongli Ruoshui originally didn't care about these things, but she found them very interesting when Li Chenan wrote them.
Of course, what she was most looking forward to was the sentence at the end of the letter.
Li Chenan said that he set off for Yujing City in Kyoto around mid-July.
It's July 28th, and I don't know where he has gone.
Zhongliruo's painting was a bit boring.
She sat on the stool, her short legs swaying.
She kept looking at her sister and noticed that the expression on her face had changed, and she even turned slightly red.
"Sister, you are thinking about Li Chenan!"
Zhongli Ruoshui turned his head and glared at Zhongli Ruohua again, but heard Zhongli Ruohua say again: "I just thought about it. Grandma said that people in Zhongli Mansion dare to love and hate!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice suddenly came: "My little granddaughter is right!"
Zhong Li Ruohua suddenly became excited and turned his head to look. He didn't see him, but he saw a sword flying towards him.
She cried "Wow..." again!
Her chubby little hand stretched out at that moment, then clenched it into a small fist, and then stretched out two fingers to accurately clamp the tip of the sword.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...No!"
"I don't want to practice sword practice!"
An old woman wearing gray linen came over.
Zhongli Ruoshui quickly stood up and prostrated on the ground: "Grandma!"
"Get up, why are there more and more rules?"
After saying this, Fan Taohua looked at Zhongli Ruohua who was still crying and laughed.
"Knife, gun, sword, you choose one!"
"Ah... I'd better choose the sword!"
"That's right, go practice."
Zhongli Ruohua walked away crying all the way without love.
Zhongli Ruoshui poured a cup of tea for Fan Taohua and looked at her sister's little back, "Is it... is it too harsh?"
"Whether it is studying or practicing martial arts, there is no such thing as easy."
"Yang Sixian has returned to Kyoto, and the story of Li Chenan killing Liu Zuo has been spread in Kyoto."
"The incident between you and Li Chenan... has also spread in Kyoto."
"This is not a good time for him to come to Kyoto!"
